HSIE / SCIENCE

• National Geographic- A range of things from quizzes, small projects, animal facts, games

• Melbourne Zoo also has live webcams 

• Google Earth

• Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover

• Climate Kids - This NASA initiative covers a wide range of topics including weather, climate, atmosphere, water, energy, plants, and animals

• Code Academy

• Code Club Australia – The code club projects are fun, step-by-step guides for young learners to follow and create animations, games, websites and much more.

• Virtual Excursions – they look cool   

• Scratch – coding – there is also a Scratch Jnr

• Virtual Excursions

  • The White House

  • International Space Station

  • Statue of Liberty

  • Australia’s best virtual cams and online tours for kids

  • Virtual travel through the USA (submitted by Corrine Bass)

  • Travel Around the World (submitted by Corrine Bass)

  • 3D Virtual Tours of Cultural Heritage Sites Around the World (submitted by Jenna McConnell) - visitors can download a free app to view the 3D images of Mount Rushmore or find lesson plans built around the digital material. (One group of young students figured out how many first graders could fit in George Washington’s nose.)

• Mystery Science – Mystery Science is one of the most popular home schooling science programs and they have put together a range of short video clips and activities for free so that kids can access their content while learning remotely

• Smithsonian Learning Lab - puts the treasures of the world's largest museum, education, and research complex within reach. The Lab is a free, interactive platform for discovering millions of authentic digital resources, creating content with online tools, and sharing in the Smithsonian's expansive community of knowledge and learning

• Taronga TV – Taronga Zoo live webcams

• Aquarium of the Pacific – While the Aquarium is closed, they have developed an online academy featuring on-demand videos and activities for all ages and a schedule of interactive live programs with their educators, from virtual classroom sessions to Pacific Pals puppets. The page will be updated regularly with new content and live dates as they become available. ​

• Farm Food – Immerse yourself in the Canadian farming industry

• Eden Project – an educational charity in the UK, connecting us to the living world around us and exploring how we can work towards a sustainable future. While they are closed, they have developed a range of at home activities

• LEGO STEM Challenges

• ClubSciKidz is actually a science summer camp, but since the announcement of school closures related to the COVID-19 outbreak, its SciKidz blog began offering daily science activities and experiments that you can easily do at home with your kids.

• Virtual Zoology - Virtual Zoology: The Animal Kingdom Branch of Biology - Understanding the relationships between animals and their habitats is crucial for developing strategies to conserve biodiversity and ensure the survival of species in the future. One way to learn about animal biology is by watching animals in their habitats. There’s some great webcams listed here! - (submitted by Lisa & Kelly at the Hastings Recreation Center, Minnesota)